Faith in the Valley Executive Director Trena Turner and Faith in San Joaquin Chapter Director Curtis Smith appeared on Interfaith Voices, a local radio show hosted by Jeri Bigbee, chair of the Social Justice Committee of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton. The show explores social justice issues in Stockton and San Joaquin County from an inclusive, interfaith perspective, and the goal of the program is to promote interfaith dialogue, understanding and collaboration while addressing the pressing issues in the community.

The topic of the show was interfaith community organizing. Check out the interview!

Women who have carried on the message of equality will speak at events in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in and near Stanislaus County. Other speakers will take part as well in commemorations of the civil rights leader’s 89th birthday. He was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta and assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

About 50 people across the San Joaquin Valley packed their bags and headed to a detention center in San Diego. The group represented Faith in the Valley, an organization that advocates for immigrants, low-wage workers and former inmates.

The 40 days of lent have begun and here in Bakersfield, that means 40 days of protests. The people behind the demonstrations said they're giving up a little bit of their time for lent in hopes of getting permanent protections for children brought to the country illegally. Faith in the Valley Kern is a network of churches and congragations and you'll see them fighting for DACA recipients outside local congressional offices until Easter Sunday.

Faith in the Valley believes that by coming together as a region, we can leverage investment in our communities across the Valley, dramatically impact policies that benefit the most vulnerable members of our region, and build the power we need to make the Central Valley a place where all people can have safe and healthy lives.